Saudi Gazette report

NEW YORK — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan reaffirmed the Kingdom’s unwavering commitment to the Palestinian cause, as Saudi Arabia prepares to co-chair a high-level international conference on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this week in New York alongside France.

In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Prince Faisal said the Kingdom’s co-presidency of the ministerial-level peace conference stems from its long-standing position in support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and efforts to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution.

“The Kingdom, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and close follow-up by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, is exerting every effort to promote a just peace in the Middle East,” Prince Faisal said.

“It remains committed to advancing global peace and security through constructive diplomacy and efforts to end the suffering of the Palestinian people and the cycle of violence under prolonged Israeli occupation.”

The Saudi-French initiative comes amid growing international engagement to revive the two-state solution.

Prince Faisal said the conference, to be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York with broad international participation, aims to push for the implementation of relevant UN resolutions and establish a sovereign Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The conference also builds on the September 2024 launch of the international coalition for the two-state solution, jointly spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, Norway, and the European Union.

Prince Faisal noted that the initiative complements the work of the joint Arab-Islamic ministerial committee, which seeks to end Palestinian suffering and ensure their right to statehood while promoting lasting peace and stability in the Middle East.